The African country celebrated 50 years of independence Thursday. PRETORIA, South Africa -- Swaziland, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, has changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini. King ...

MBABANE (Reuters) - Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.

And all of Africa is competing for it — except for one country: Swaziland, an absolute monarchy that has in recent months renamed itself eSwatini.

In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend. Hundreds of people marched down the streets of the capital Mbabane waving rainbow flags and ...

The mountain retreat offers laid-back, rural experience to international guests seeking refuge from the pressures of a 24/7 digital world.

Swazis are capable of formulating their own system of democratic governance, which does not have to be similar to the South African model, a senior government official told IRIN on Tuesday.

MBABANE, Swaziland -- In 2002 Bruce Wilkinson, a Georgia preacher whose self-help prayer book had made him a rich man, heard God's call, moved to Africa and announced his intention to save one ...

In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend. Hundreds of people marched down the streets of the capital Mbabane waving rainbow flags and ...

In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend. Hundreds of people marched down the streets of the capital Mbabane waving rainbow flags and ...